Carla Gugino Cast in Mr. Popper’s Penguins

Gugino, best known for her appearances in Sin City and Watchmen, will act opposite Jim Carrey in the adaptation of the classic children’s book by Richard & Florence Atwater.

Carrey will play Mr. Popper, a house painter whose dreams of Arctic exploration prompt him to write letters to real explorers. When one of them responds with a gift of one dozen penguins, Popper is left with the challenge of dealing with the Arctic birds. Soon he opens a stage act called Popper’s Performing Penguins and goes on tour, creating mayhem at every stop.

Though Gugino’s role is unspecified, the book does feature a female lead in the form of Mrs. Popper, the hero’s wife who helps to deal with the penguins.